| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Grace Doering and John W. "Jack" McCord Papers
| | | | Creator: | Doering, Grace and McCord, John W. | | | | Dates: | 1900-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Grace Doering McCord (1890-1983)was a Cleveland, Ohio-born teacher, journalist, lawyer, and law professor who became Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland. She was active in many legal, business, and women's organizations. In 1957 she married John W. McCord (1883-1967), an Iowa native who moved to Alaska and spent his life prospecting for gold, speculating in oil, exploring for the Army Air Force, running a ranch and lobbying for Alaskan interests in Washington, D.C. The collection consists of personal correspondence, biographical materials, class notes, newspaper clippings, papers from Mrs. McCord's tenure as Assistant Director of Law for the city of Cleveland, minutes, correspondence and reports from many of Mrs. McCord's professional organizations, and a copy of McCord of Alaska by Jack Long. | | | | Call #: | MS 3959 | | | | Extent: | 5.20 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | McCord, Grace Doering, 1890-1983. | McCord, John W., 1883-1967. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Grace Doering and John W. "Jack" McCord Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | McCord, Grace Doering and John W. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Grace Doering McCord (1890-1983) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who served as Assistant City Law Director, 1935-1942. Her husband, John W. (Jack) McCord (1883-1967) was involved in the exploration and development of the Alaskan frontier and was instrumental in the move for Alaskan statehood. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical materials, speeches, writings, legal materials, and reminiscences. The collection mainly relates to Grace McCord's early law career and tenure as Cleveland's Assistant Law Director, as well as Jack McCord's involvement in the development of the Alaskan frontier. | | | | Call #: | MS 4119 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McCord, Grace Doering, 1890-1983. | McCord, John W., 1883-1967. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Judson Paul Lamb Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lamb, Judson Paul | | | | Dates: | 1911-1936 | | | | Abstract: | Judson Paul Lamb was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who served as Law Director of the city of Cleveland during the administration of Mayor Fred Kohler, 1922-1923. He also served as chairman of a statewide committee that drafted the first uniform traffic code for Ohio. In his private law practice, he was involved in several important litigations, including the Cleveland Clinic fire disaster of 1929, in which he represented the victim's families. The collection consists of six scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and correspondence. Most of the clippings relate to litigation against the East Ohio Gas Company rate increases, a recall effort against Mayor Fred Kohler, and the resignation of Lamb and other cabinet officials. Also included are clippings regarding Lamb's private law cases, especially suits regarding the 1929 Cleveland Clinic disaster. | | | | Call #: | MS 4535 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Lamb, Judson Paul, 1885-1965. | Kohler, Fred, 1864-1934. | Cleveland (Ohio). Law Dept. | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. | East Ohio Gas Company. | Cleveland Clinic Foundation. | Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- Fire, 1929. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gas companies -- Rates -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Actions and defenses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Political corruption -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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